Health Improvement Plan

Community, Data, Strategies

Beginning in 1995, the Washtenaw County Public Health Department has led a countywide partnership called the Health Improvement Plan (HIP). Our purpose is to improve health in Washtenaw County by facilitating partnerships, providing information, and developing strategies. The partnership has included health systems, community agencies, coalitions, government, universities, and county residents. New partners are welcome!

HIP staff supports its community partners by:

• Monitoring health-related data and prioritizing critical health issues
• Sharing health improvement strategies proven to succeed
• Encouraging organizational collaboration
• Identifying available resources

Partners are encouraged to apply HIP information by developing health improvement strategies consistent with their organization's mission. More on HIP's history

Featured Links

• What’s been happening with HIP?  Check out the Summer HIP Happenings!

• Want to find affordable mental health services for your clients?  The Depression Management Resource List is designed to help! Click here and scroll to "Depression and Mental Health."

• HIP Survey Trend Data…It’s Here!  The HIP survey has been administered every five years since 1995 and several questions have been asked over a 10 year time span. To check out  trends and changes in specific health issues unique to our county:

• Visit the HIP Survey Database and generate your own trend data (available for *asterisked* questions).

• Download a pdf of tables for existing HIP trend data.

• The May Community Health Committee presentations are now available! Go to Presentations and Reports to find slides for the tobacco free housing project and community conversations/health equity grant.